The Fergusons of North West England

According to my family folklore our Fergusons came originally from Dumfrieshire in Scotland, however, to date no evidence of this has been found. My own family is known to be descended from the Fergusons of Kendal and specifically from Ben Ferguson who was living there in the late 18th century. He was born about 1766 but his origin, other than it was not in Westmorland, is unknown.

Ben had four sons, Samuel, William, Benjamin and James.

As these names run through the families and since they seem to hold to the tradition that the first son should be named after his grandfather it is quite possible that Ben's father was also named Samuel. My third great-grandfather was Ben's son, William, and a comprehensive pedigree of my own family will be found on: Fergy's Website, my family website

Contents

With the exception of spouses, this site concentrates on the male line descendants of the four sons of Ben, other Fergusons living in Westmorland from about 1750 to 1901 and, in addition to the links above, comprises the following:

• Family Group
• Samuel - Descendant Chart
• William - Descendant Chart
• Benjamin - Descendant Chart
• James - Descendant Chart

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